While it's been incredibly painful to watch the Irish play football this season, and not just because of those horrid jerseys they wore against USC, the continual losing hasn't effected Notre Dame's recruiting very much. In fact, it could be helping.The Irish may be 1-7 right now, with little light on the horizon, but they've picked up quite a recruiting class in the last few months. Including two players they just added to their class since Saturday's loss.
Running back Jonas Gray and wide receiver Michael Floyd have decided to play for Charlie Weis in the last few days. That means the Irish now have 21 commitments from high school players, eleven of which are in the Top 100.
This isn't a new phenomenon. A lot of times losing teams are attractive to recruits because they know there's a better chance they'll get playing time on a bad team. Throw in the fact that it's Notre Dame, and they're on national television every weekend, and Notre Dame becomes an extremely attractive option for high schoolers.
The question is whether or not it will make any difference for the Irish. I don't think there's much question that Charlie Weis knows how to get the talent to South Bend. The problem is, I'm not sure he knows how to turn that talent into a winning football team.
It's easy when you have Tom Brady, or even Brady Quinn, but Weis hasn't shown anybody he can win without those two. With all the talent the Irish have on the team right now, and with the talent they'll be adding next year, if Weis can't get this team back in the national picture he may find himself out of a job sooner rather than later.
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